why does mint make everything feel/taste cold?

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why does mint make everything feel/taste cold?

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The active ingredient in mint is menthol, a chemical that triggers the TRPM8 receptor on your tongue that detects cold.

So while Mint isn’t cold itself it fools your senses into thinking that it’s cold.

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